Definitions for dovekie

dovekie dove·kie

Spelling: [duhv-kee]
IPA: /ˈdʌv ki/

Dovekie is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in dovekie (deeikov).

Definitions for dovekie

noun

  1. a small, short-billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
  2. British. the black guillemot.

Origin of dovekie

1815-25; dove1 + -kie compound suffix (see -ock, -ie)

Examples for dovekie

The dovekie is sometimes called a little auk to distinguish it from the larger species of the family.

This little bird belongs to the family of auks and puffins, the guillemots and the dovekie.

A dovekie, in its white winter plumage, and two seals have been seen lately.

The dovekie, or black guillemot (Uria grylle), breeds in great numbers in the Orkney islands.

Though the wings of the dovekie are small in proportion to the size of its body it flies well and rapidly.

The dovekie builds a simple nest usually in the crevices of rocky cliffs bordering the sea coast.

Word Value for dovekie
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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